Computer vision started with the goal of building machines that can see like humans and perform perception for robots, but it has become much broader than that. Applications such as image database search in the world wide web, computational photography, biological imaging, vision for graphics, GIS, biometrics, vision for nanotechnology, were unanticipated and other applications keep arising as computer vision technology develops. Areas such as document analysis and medical image analysis have developed rapidly and have their own conferences. As our computers achieve even a crude understanding of video imagery, computer vision will profoundly change our lives as visual sensors becomes increasingly ubiquitous and enable us to transcend current human limitations. Rapid developments in supportive technologies -- such as digital cameras and computers -- ensure that computer vision systems will become increasingly more capable and affordable. Moreover, the field of robotics itself has enormous potential to revolutionize manufacturing, to provide service by assistive robots, to perform medical surgery -- applications which all require perceptual input from computer vision systems. In addition, there are many applications to defense, homeland security, and the intelligence community.

We propose a workshop to address these issues and to explore the frontiers of computer vision. The goals of the workshop is to (1) to identify the future impact of computer vision on the economic, social, and security needs of the nation; (2) to outline the scientific and technological challenges to address; and (3) to draft a roadmap to address those challenges and realize the benefits.

This meeting brings together experts in computer vision and related disciplines from academia and industry. The goal of the workshop is for the community to develop and promote a unified agenda for computer vision research and development between US agencies, universities, and industries (while recognizing that research thrives in a flexible environment). We seek to address issues such as what are the open computer vision tasks, what are the technical and scientific barriers we must overcome in order to solve these tasks, and what strategies – scientific, organizational, funding – are most likely to lead to the greatest progress in addressing these challenges.

The room is on the 4th floor of the Gates Tower in the Stata Center (Building 32).

If you enter Building 32 from the entrance on Vassar St, proceed straight ahead and elevators are on the right.
If you enter Building 32 from the entrance near the cafeteria, walk down the hallway (away from the cafeteria) toward Vassar street, and elevators are on your left.
Take the elevators to the 4th floor; exit to the left and then turn right at the end of the elevator bank. At the end of the short corridor bear to the left and continue around the R&D Dining Room. Patil/Kiva Seminar Room will be straight ahead.

Please allow extra time for the initial trip to the seminar room, as the Stata Center is a unique building and can be challenging to navigate for even the most adept individuals. Look out for fliers for Frontiers in Computer Vision.

Street address of the building:
32 Vassar St
Cambridge MA 02139

For navigating around MIT campus in general, Whereis.mit.edu is a handy resource.

Directions to MIT from Logan Airport:

by subway - From any terminal at Logan Airport, take the Silver Line bus to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line subway to Kendall/MIT (inbound toward Alewife). Under normal conditions the ride will take about one-half hour and the fare is $1.70-$2.00. Purchase a “Charlie Card” from the outside kiosks at the airport terminal before getting on the bus.

by taxi - Taxi fare from the airport is about $35–$40. During non-rush hour, the taxi ride will take about 15 minutes. During rush hour, the ride could take 30 minutes or more.

Taxi cabs stations are conveniently located outside of the Kendall T station (Main St) and outside of the Marriott hotel (Broadway). Additionally, here are a few local taxi companies:

Visitors need to make sure the wireless card is on and enabled. The machine needs to be configured for DHCP (obtaining an IP address automatically). If the machine is running firewall software, it will need to be disabled until the registration process is complete.

Once their equipment is ready, visitors should open a web browser and point it to any web page.

After selecting Visitor registration, the returned page will display the MITnet Rules of Use, followed by a registration screen, requesting the visitor's contact information, number of days of connectivity, and the event for which they are on campus. Visitors can register between one and five (consecutive) days at a time, up to fourteen days per year. The network connection takes about ten minutes to activate, and remains active for the number of days selected.

For any questions, please contact bhs@mit.edu.

To set the stage for the workshop and start the discussion, ten key objectives for computer vision are proposed. To discuss these objectives, sign in. You can also add a new objective in the "Other discussions" section.

To submit a white paper, sign in and add a discussion to the "White papers submissions" section below.